Railmaster Aquaterra vs Trilogy

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Omega should bring out a rail master strike version to commemorate what’s happening with the rail network in the uk

Hmm. The Railmaster Strike would have to have crown guards (paid, naturally), go over budget by a factor of 5, and have an availability timeline stretching decades into the future. Then the government would step in to nix the whole project.
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As an owner of a vintage 2914-1 and the 60th anniversary re-edition, I vote for the Trilogy RM. Its look is very close to the original. The original Railmaster has a timeless design. For me, this particular watch is a highlight of OMEGA's heritage, unless we're talking about the Speedmaster.
 
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I didn’t know that either. I swear one of the large watch internet sites on their reviews mentioned railway workers too. The electric fields being rails makes more sense
There was a "railroad standard" railmaster in the 50s which had a diffrent dial with Arabic numerals all around to fit the specifications required by certain (or most) railroad companies. It was short lived and I've only seen a few for sale in the last few years. Fairly rare because another company sued omega over the design.
 
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There was a "railroad standard" railmaster in the 50s which had a diffrent dial with Arabic numerals all around to fit the specifications required by certain (or most) railroad companies. It was short lived and I've only seen a few for sale in the last few years. Fairly rare because another company sued omega over the design.

I agree and I think it was Ball. They were one of the "official standard" watches available. Though their advertising would have you believe they were the standard, Hamilton likely was the most prevalent, especially with the 992B pocket watch.

Tom
 
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So with this mentality, shouldn't you need to work for the railroad to own/wear this watch? And I believe you are correct on the lack of anti magnetism. The AT version was clearly just a nod to the original in terms of looks because the days of needing a railroad specific watch are long gone.
Not at all and not what I meant. To me it would be more like, say, a Speedmaster that has no chronograph and no tachymeter. Or a Seamaster you can’t actually get wet.
 
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Just be thankful that Omega were thinking about electrical power rails and not electrical Busbars at the time or this thread would be about two Busmasters!
 
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The Trilogy is an absolute beautiful watch. And if this is for office use, this piece is ideal. Slim bracelet, thin bezel, and the 38mm case will fit perfectly with dress shirts and attire. You will not be disappointed.
 
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At one point the 36mm 2504.52 AT Railmaster was a personal grail of mine mainly because of the size. Couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that it had a modular coaxial movement though.
 
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The Trilogy is an absolute beautiful watch. And if this is for office use, this piece is ideal. Slim bracelet, thin bezel, and the 38mm case will fit perfectly with dress shirts and attire. You will not be disappointed.

Much as I love my SM300 Trilogy, and clear as the overlaps are between it and your RM -- I want the damn RMLE too already,
 
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I waffled between the Trilogy and Denim. I finally let my wife pick and she went with denim. Super happy and haven't looked back. I like the denim because I can dress it up or go super casual.